Placement tes test t Written test
CEF CE F
A1 to to C1
• Choose the best answer answer for each question. • Stop when the questions questions become too too difcult. difcult. • Spend no no more more than 40 minutes minutes on the test.
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Where
from?
I’m from Russia. A you are 2
B you
We have
house in Moscow.
A any 3
B a
I have two
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B daughters
I work in a
. I’m a doctor.
A hospital
B hotel
This is my brother. A Her
I get up A for
Excuse me, A do you
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B There is
C He’ He’s s
How much are A this
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C There are
7 o’clock in the morning. B at
I like apples, but I A don’t like
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C supermarket
name’s Paul. B His
A They are
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C children
ve people in my family.
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C an
, a boy and a girl.
A sons 4
C are you
C in
bananas. B like
C do like
speak French? B you do
C you
shoes? B these
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C that
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Where are my glasses? They’re
the table.
A at 12
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B on
My sister
tennis very well.
A plays
B play
I usually go to work A on
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Rosie stayed
they live in South Africa. C because
home yesterday afternoon. B at
Last night I
C
to
to the cinema. B did go
The
C was
is quite expensive but the food there is excellent.
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C by
B but
A went 17
train.
I don’t see my parents very often
A in 16
C playing
B with
A so 15
C in
B restaurant
Do you want to listen to music or A see
C book TV?
B look
C watch
were you at the weekend?
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I was in Scotland. A When
B Where
C What
you have a good time at the party?
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Yes, it was fun. A Did 21
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Are you
B Were English teacher?
A Maria
B Marias’
Bob will meet
at the airport.
A us
B we
I’m going to a concert tonight. A Do
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C Had
B Are
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C Maria’s
C our you like to come? C Would
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use your dictionary?
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Sure. Here you are. A Could I 25
B Could you
I like this apartment but the A money
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Excuse me, how do I B get
do you want?
A
OK
I’d like
C right
milk in my coffee, please. B any
A It’s
C a
B Here’s
C There’s
Is this a good time to talk? Sorry, no. I
dinner.
A cook
B am cooking
I think cycling is more dangerous A as We A
C cooking driving.
B like
C than
going to the theatre next Saturday. will
B do
C are
meet for coffee some time soon.
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A Let’s 35
B great
a bus stop near my at.
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C much
.
A some
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B many
Sorry I’m so late. That’s
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C arrive
Do you sell stamps?
A any
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C cost to the bus station?
Yes, we do. How
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is too expensive for me.
B rent
A come 27
C Do I
B Do you
Kamal has got a holiday home near A a
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B the
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C Shall they sea. C some
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If you’ve got a headache, you A should
B did
A Have you
B Are you
.
A enough
B lot
it tomorrow.
A nishes
B is going to nish
Paula
B really
.
A is
B yes
We never
B hadn’t
We paid the restaurant bill A to
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The last time I
B saw
If you
B earn
C on
D by
C see
D was seeing
C spend
D lend
C needn’t
D don’t have
C make
D exercise
C Are you going
D Will you go
Can I make myself a cup of coffee?
A haven’t
to ask. B mustn’t
I
a lot of sport in my free time.
A do 48
D didn’t have
money from a friend, you should always pay it back promptly.
Of course. You
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C had
Joanna was in Paris.
A borrow 46
D right
credit card. B with
A have seen 45
C so
a television when I was a child.
A have had 43
C much
Is Ottawa the capital of Canada? I think
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C nished
loves working with children.
A very 41
C too much
Did Amina nish the report? No. She
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C Did you
I only get about ve hours’ sleep a night. That’s not
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C had
ever been to New York?
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go home.
B practise anywhere interesting recently?
A Do you go
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B Have you been
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It’s Walter’s birthday on Friday. He A should
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B can
B so
If the weather
bad tomorrow, we can go to a museum.
A will be
B was
When I was a child, I
C sorry to hear that
D not bad, thanks.
C has been
D Any
climb the wall and jump into our neighbours’ garden.
Have you nished
C have
D used
C painting
D painted
the wall yet? B to paint
Can you help me? I’ve tried
hotel in the city and can’t nd a room.
B any
Lena used to nd work boring
If I
D had gone
time on Friday is ne. C Every
B did
A unless
C every
D all
she became a nurse.
B until
C if
D since
closer to my ofce, I could walk to work.
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D were
to see his grandmother. He’ll be back tomorrow.
B All the
A many
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C was
Would you mind changing my appointment?
A paint
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are
B had been
A would
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drunk around the world every day.
B I do apologise
Hans isn’t here. He
A Next
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D would be
.
A has gone
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C is
D as
My mum’s not very well.
A it doesn’t matter
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C than
About a billion cans of Coca-Cola B
D shall
learning the violin.
A like
Oh,
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C will
Learning the piano isn’t as difcult
A is 53
be 30, I think.
I
B would live
C had lived
D live
outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived.
A stood
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B was standing
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D am standing
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Shall we go to The Riceboat for dinner? It
be fully booked. They’re sometimes busy on a Monday.
A will 63
B may
We’ve
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B yet
Don’t worry, I
you a lift if you want.
A give
B am giving
My doctor advised me
I couldn’t
B live
Julia
Don’t worry if I A am
A to take
Jon A is only
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B mustn’t
C set
D take
C won’t
D can’t
C has been
D is being
married since she was 20. B was
late tonight. I’m going to the gym after work. B will be
C would be
D was
C took
D taking
some aspirin? B take
Boxing is a sport A it
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D to take
I’ve got a terrible headache, and it won’t go away. Have you tried
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C having taken
be mine then. Mine’s got my name on the front.
A is
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D ’m going to give
up with the noise in the city, so we moved to the countryside.
A might not
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C ’ll give
There’s no name on this dictionary. It
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D only
more exercise. B taking
A put 67
C just
I’ve got to be at work in ve minutes.
A take 66
D must
come back from a trip to India. It was amazing.
A already 64
C can
requires a lot of speed and tness. B that
C what
D where
working on this project for a couple of months so he hasn’t made much progress yet. B has only been
I was wondering
C was only
D had only been
I could ask you some questions.
Sure, go ahead. A what
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B if
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C that
D how
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What clothes should I pack for a trip to Boston? Well, it depends
the time of year that you go.
A on 75
B with
I’ve nished this salad and I’m still hungry. I A must have
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B would have
B to
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Ben got the job because he
Salsa music always
I
D come
a very good impression at his interview.
B realises
B am requested
C put
D took
C recognises
D reminds
C am intended
D am obliged
C time
D opportunity
I’m going there. It’s awful! B way
not to go to university. B decided
I’m afraid your car A hasn’t been
C have decided
D was deciding
repaired before next week. B wasn’t
The amount of organically grown food on sale has A raised
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C done
me of my trip to Cuba.
By the age of 18, I A had decided
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off.
How about going to Colours nightclub?
A hope
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D equal
to be picking Tom up at the station but I’ve lost my keys.
There’s no
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C like
B did
A am supposed 82
D about
over time.
B taken
A remembers 81
you?
I don’t know how much this card costs. The price label’s
A made
D may have
C with
B same
A gone 79
C should have
Some married couples seem to get more A alike
D to
ordered something more lling.
Do you ever ask your neighbours to do favours A for
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C up
B lifted
Can you believe it? A woman has been
C wouldn’t be
D can’t be
enormously in recent years. C increased
D built
for hacking into the computer of her online virtual
husband. A accused
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B suspended
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C arrested
D suspected
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You may borrow my laptop A unless
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B in case
It’s a huge painting. It
B can’t have
Pierre tends to put
B off
My mother’s Italian, so
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D will still be
D learning
C that they go
C appeared
success, the director will get most of the credit.
A big
B high
B have spoken
This is a photo of my little sister B eating
Our students take their responsibilities very
Pia was A very
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B thoroughly
D to have gone
to me where the missing keys might be.
If the lm is a
By the end of today’s seminar I will
D However much
on strike if they didn’t get a pay rise.
B set
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B happened
C Provided that
A take
A eat 99
C having learned
There’s going to be a new department at work. They’ve asked me to
A speak 98
B to go
I was about to go to sleep when it A remembered
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B Even if
The factory workers threatened A going
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C are still
the language has been quite easy for me. B learn
A In case
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D away
I had the talent, I still wouldn’t want to be a movie star.
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D won’t have
standing in the rain.
B would still be
A to learn
C should have
C over
If the taxi hadn’t stopped for us, we A were still
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D although
dealing with problems, rather than dealing with them immediately.
A down 90
C as long as
taken ages to complete.
A must have 89
you promise to look after it.
C put
C large
D occurred it up. D bring
D good
to each of you individually. C be speaking
D have been speaking
ice cream on the beach. C was eating
D having eaten
. C seriously
D strongly
delighted with the birthday present. B completely
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D absolutely
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People were amazed that the burglary took place in A wide
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B broad
She invested a lot of time A to
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B entirely
He turned
C want
B help
Speed cameras
B were being
Life is a
C have been
D are being
deal easier for immigrants who can speak the local language. B huge
The experiment
C big
D great
testing people’s responses before and after drinking coffee. B incorporated
We may be a bit late. We’re
C involved
D consisted
in a trafc jam.
B stuck
Having
C blocked
D surrounded
his driving test several times, Paul nally passed at the fourth attempt. B made
Gospel music has been a major inuence B to
C had
B wherever
D attended
other musical styles, especially soul. C about
Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential,
It’s
D demand
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A need
A with 113
C out of replacement.
A taken 112
D discipline
D strongly
The windows in this house are in urgent
A buried 111
C defence
C clearly
B up
A contained 110
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A far 109
D in
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A have 108
C with
B condence
A over 106
D open
researching the most appropriate university course.
The police claimed that they acted in self-
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C large
B for
A interest
daylight.
D on business you’re in.
C whatever
D whenever
likely that this novel will win a literary prize.
A totally
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B deeply
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C strongly
D highly
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It’s no A point
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Very rarely A it rains
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C having driven
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D drove
together.
B suit
C match
D go
C is it raining
D it is raining
here in July. B does it rain
download music from my computer. B as opposed to
The number of turtles on the island A has declined
D problem
on the left side of the road.
B drive
I prefer to buy CDs A in contrast to
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C secret
I don’t think the colours in Julia’s outt A t
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B wonder
I’d lived in Australia, so I was used to A driving
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for me to get Brad’s phone number – I’ll be seeing him tonight.
C rather than by 70% over the last decade.
B has been declining
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D in comparison to
C has been declined
D is declining
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